Workshops, Groups, & Training Opportunities
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Ongoing Groups
- Spirituality Training and Supervision Group: Yarmouth, ME
- Self-Care Support Group for Helping Professionals: Yarmouth, ME
One -Three Day Trainings & Workshops
- Treating Trauma and Addiction: A Therapy Challenge: November 2008
- Spirituality, Values and Ethical Principles in Clinical Practice: January 2009
- Listening and Interviewing Skills for Addiction Counselors: June, 2009
- Integrating a Spiritually Sensitive Focus into the Therapeutic Process in Addiction Treatment: TBA
- An Essence Breath Workshop: Date TBA
Online Classes
- Integrating Spirituality into the Therapeutic Process with Addicted Adults: December, 2008
- Clinician Self-Care for Addiction Counselors and Clinical Supervisors: April, 2009
- Simply Being: The Appropriate Use of Self in the Therapeutic Relationship: July, 2009
Week Long Courses & Intensives
- Listening and Interviewing Skills for Addiction Counselors: July, 2009
- Self and Soul: Finding integrity and meaning in recovery from addictive illness: July, 2009
- Enhancing Hope and Resilience in the Treatment of Trauma and Addiction: TBA
- The Circle of Meaning: An Integrated Method for Exploring the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Spirituality in Addiction Counseling : TBA
- Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change in Addiction Counseling : TBA
- A Comprehensive Approach to Counselor Self-Care: TBA
- The Principles of Narrative Therapy in Addictions Counseling: TBA
Treating Trauma and Addiction: A Therapy Challenge
University of Southern Maine
November 17-18, 2008Trauma is one of the most common complicating factors in the treatment of and recovery from addictions. This course will explore the multi-faceted nature of the assessment and treatment of trauma and addiction. It will provide participants with an understanding of the difference between trauma-informed clinical practice and trauma therapy, some practical ways of identifying trauma-related behaviors, thoughts emotions, physical manifestations, and shifts in world view and offer a respectful and holistic approach (including mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual components) to working with trauma and addictions concurrently in mental health, healthcare and addiction treatment settings. This course will also offer participants specific methods for building supportive, empathetic relationships with clients who have traditionally been viewed as “treatment failures,” helping clients build narratives of hope and resilience, and incorporating mindful awareness and mindfulness practices into their clinical work.
During this two-day workshop, participants will learn:This workshop is appropriate for substance abuse counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other clinicians and direct service providers from mental health, allied healthcare, and substance abuse treatment disciplines who work with people who have both trauma and addiction concerns including alcohol/drug misuse, compulsive over-eating and process addictions.
- the difference between trauma informed clinical practice and trauma therapy
- the importance of concurrent treatment vs sequential treatment of trauma and addictions.
- the difference between the language of pathology vs adaptive responses
- a respectful method of building supportive, empathetic relationships with clients.
- how to incorporate mindful awareness and practices in the treatment of trauma and addictions.
- a holistic approach to treatment including the mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual components of clinical practice.
For more information and to register contact:
USM Center for Continuing Education
Abromson Center
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104
cce@usm.maine.edu
1-800-787-0468
or click here:
Center for Continuing Education Registration Webpage
Spirituallity, Values and Ethical Principles in Clinical Practice
Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine
January 30, 2009Our values have a tremendous influence over our actions in the world and our relationships with others. This workshop will explore our spiritual values and how to allow those values to inform our clinical work in an ethically responsible and spiritually sensitive manner, while maintaining respect for our clients' dignity, diversity of religious beliefs, and self-determination. Clinical demonstrations and experiential exercises will give participants ample opportunity to integrate and practice this spiritually sensitive approach to clinical practice.
For more information and to register contact:
Co-Ocurring Collaborative Serving Maine
94 Auburn Street, Suite 110
Portland, Maine 04103
ccsme@ccsme.org
207-878-6170.
Clinician Self-Care for Addiction Counselors and Clinical Supervisors
Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Online Course
April, 2009The clinical and research literature suggests a strong relationship between substance abuse issues and trauma. Addiction counselors are likely to encounter clients with a history of trauma and/or current traumatic stress reactions in their clinical practice. In addition to the stress of working in addiction treatment contexts (including the pressures of managed care, high caseloads, and the demands of justifying treatment to funding sources), which may contribute to burnout, addiction counselors who work with trauma clients are also vulnerable to secondary trauma/compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and sometimes intense countertransference reactions.
This course will explore the impact of secondary trauma/compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, burnout, and countertransference on clinicians who work with addicted, traumatized clients and provide counselors and clinical supervisors with a holistic and comprehensive approach to self-care that can prevent and ameliorate this impact. This course will actively engage participants in the development of their own personal/professional self -care plans and give ample opportunity to integrate specific self-care activities and practices into their daily lives.
For more information and to register click here:
ATTC NE Course Listings
or contact:
Monte Bryant, Program Administrator
ATTNE, Brown University Center of Alcohol Studies
Monte_Bryant@Brown.edu
(401) 444-1862.
Simply Being: The Appropriate Use of Self In The Therapeutic Relationship With The Chemically Dependent Adult
Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Online Course
July, 2009Chogyam Trungpa, a Tibetan Buddhist teacher, has said that "the basic work of health professionals in general and psychotherapists in particular is to become full human beings and inspire full human-beingness in people who feel starved about their lives." This experiential course will allow participants to explore their innate wisdom, intuition, creativity and ability to embody full human-beingness, to enhance their confidence and effectiveness as counselors, to bring their full unconditional presence to the therapeutic relationship, and to develop specific skills in the appropriate use of self in individual and group process with chemically dependent adults.
This course will draw from diverse spiritual, creative, and psychotherapeutic arts such as Taoism, Buddhism, body-process psychotherapy, imagery, storytelling, Transpersonal, Humanistic, and Depth Psychologies, and the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. We will explore the use of experiential learning processes such as meditation, guided meditation, the spiritual practice of mindfulness, and writing practice as pathways to self-discovery and the full blossoming of the integrated self as a helper in service to others.
For more information and to register click here:
ATTC NE Course Listings
or contact:
Monte Bryant, Program Administrator
ATTNE, Brown University Center of Alcohol Studies
Monte_Bryant@Brown.edu
(401) 444-1862.
Spirituality Training and Supervision Group
30 Forest Falls Drive
Yarmouth, ME
Start Date: OngoingJoin me for this unique opportunity to explore your own spiritual path and learn how to bring your full unconditional presence to relationships with the people who come to you for consultation. This training and consultation group will meet bi-weekly with a focus on integrating a spiritually sensitive/presence centered focus into clinical practice. The methods we will explore are influenced by Narrative, Transpersonal, and Person-Centered theory and Contemplative Psychotherapy practice. Ample opportunity will be given for spiritual development work, clinical demonstration, role play, and clinical case discussion in a supportive, respectful atmosphere.
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors, Psychotherapists, Pastoral Counselors, and other Healing Arts Professionals
Facilitator: Patricia A. Burke, MSW, LCSW
Time: Alternate Thursdays 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Group Format: Open-ended, on-going group
Fee: Sliding Scale $45 - $55 per session
Documentation of CEUs is available.
For more information or to register contact:
Patricia A Burke, MSW, LCSW
207-625-7012
Email: pab@patriciaburke.com
Self-Care Support Group for Helping Professionals
30 Forest Falls Drive
Yarmouth, ME
Start Date: OngoingIn addition to the stress of working in treatment contexts which may contribute to burnout, helping professionals who work with people who have experienced trauma are also vulnerable to secondary trauma/compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and sometimes intense countertransference reactions. This group will offer participants a safe and mindful space to explore these issues and support for identifying and making a commitment to holistic self-care practices to prevent and combat these effects.
Ample opportunity will be given to mindfulness practices, discussion of specific clinical situations, work stress, and countertransference concerns.
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors, Psychotherapists, Pastoral Counselors, and other Healing Arts Professionals
Facilitator: Patricia A. Burke, MSW, LCSW
Time: Alternate Thursdays 12:00 - 1:30 PM
Group Format: Open-ended, on-going group
Fee: Sliding Scale $45 - $55 per session
Documentation of CEUs is available.
For more information or to register contact:
Patricia A Burke, MSW, LCSW
207-625-7012
Email: pab@patriciaburke.com
An Essence Breath Workshop
Beyond Mind Healing Center
997 Pequwaket Trail
West Baldwin, ME
Date TBAWhile many of us have been touched by a moment of sacredness and connection to the divine Presence, we rarely take the time to invite and nurture this most precious of all human experiences.
Join me for this unique Breathwork experience with the intention of touching Presence and inviting it consciously into our everyday lives, relationships, work, and creative process.
The Essence Breathwork Experience includes:
- Co-Creation of a Mindful and Consecrated Space
- Exploration of Intentions
- Conscious Breathing Sessions
- Movement Meditation
- Meaning Circles (Group Sharing and Creative Process Work)
- Spiritual Inquiry
Facilitator: Patricia A. Burke, MSW, LCSW
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fee: sliding scale $75 - $95
Phone: 207-625-7012
Email: pab@patriciaburke.com
Location: West Baldwin, ME
Registration Deadline: TBA
Listening and Interviewing Skills for Addiction Counselors
New England Institute of Addiction Studies
June, 2009
Location: Brunswick, ME
This course will provide an opportunity for participants to build and enhance practice skills in the areas of listening and interpersonal interviewing. We will investigate the concepts of deep listening and skillful interviewing and put them into practice through role plays and other experiential exercises designed to enhance your confidence and mastery of relational skills during the initial engagement phase of the therapeutic process. Learning methods will include experiential learning processes such as skill-building exercises, role play, clinical demonstrations, and group process.
For more information and to register contact:
NEIAS
75 Stone Street
Augusta, ME 04330
Phone: 207-621-2549
Email: neias@neias.org
Living Life on Life's Terms: Integrating Spirituality into the Therapeutic Process with Addicted Adults
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
Four Week Online Course
December, 2008For years the spiritual component of the recovery process has largely fallen under the auspices of Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Recently, however, there has been an increased awareness and interest in spiritual practices and processes as adjuncts to more traditional medical and psychotherapeutic interventions in the addictive process. This course will explore some of the latest thinking on the value of spiritual beliefs and practices in the recovery process and how the addictions counselor can integrate a spiritual focus into treatment without pushing a particular religion or set of beliefs on the client. We will investigate the concept that an individual's spirituality is an invaluable resource in recovery and work with specific practices, such as meditation and mindfulness, as not only a part of the Twelve Step tradition, but as specific tools for stress reduction, and to help clients expand awareness and learn to meet life's ups and downs without the intervening effects of chemical intoxication.
For more information and to register click here:
Monte_Bryant@brown.edu
Integrating a Spiritually Sensitive Focus into the Therapeutic Process in Addiction Treatment
NASW Maine Chpater
DATE: TBA
Portland, Maine
For years the spiritual component of the recovery process has largely fallen under the auspices of Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Recently, however, there has been an increased awareness and interest in spirituality as an alternative and complementary focus to more traditional medical and psychotherapeutic interventions in the addictive process. This course will explore some of the latest thinking on the value of spirituality in the recovery process and how clinicians can integrate a spiritual focus into treatment in a respectful and culturally sensitive way. This course will also build a conceptual framework and experiential method for specific therapeutic practices to help clinicians focus their conversations with clients about their spiritual lives and the use of mindfulness in the therapeutic process as a tool for stress reduction, to help clients expand awareness, and to learn to meet life’s ups and downs without the intervening effects of chemicals or other addictive processes.
For more information and to register contact:
NASW Maine Chpater
PO Box 5065
Augusta, Maine 04330
207-622-7592
naswmaine@naswmaine.org
The Adaptable Counselor: Use of Self in a Person-Centered Approach to Addictions Counseling
Rutgers Institute/Summer School of Alcohol and Drug Studies
DATE TBA
New Brunswick, NJ
One of the basic assumptions of a person-centered approach to counseling is that human nature is inherently growth-oriented and that the counselor can support the client’s intrinsic desire for self-realization and fulfillment through the qualities and attitudes the counselor brings to the therapeutic encounter. This course will build a framework for a person-centered approach, allow participants to explore their innate wisdom, intuition, and creativity, enhance their confidence and effectiveness as counselors, encourage them to bring their full unconditional presence to the therapeutic relationship, and develop specific skills in the appropriate use of self within the context of a person-centered approach to working with individuals and groups.Therapeutic strategies used in this course will be drawn from Humanistic, Transpersonal, and Contemplative Psychology. Learning methods will include experiential learning processes such as skill-building exercises, role play, clinical demonstrations, and group process.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
A Comprehensive Approach to Counselor Self-Care
Rutgers Institute/Summer School of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Date TBA
New Brunswick, NJ
The clinical and research literature suggests a strong relationship between substance abuse issues and trauma. Addiction counselors are likely to encounter clients with a history of trauma and/or current traumatic stress reactions in their clinical practice. In addition to the stress of working in addiction treatment contexts (including the pressures of managed care, high caseloads, and the demands of justifying treatment to funding sources), which may contribute to burnout, addiction counselors who work with trauma clients are also vulnerable to secondary trauma/compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, and sometimes intense countertransference reactions.This course will explore the impact of secondary trauma/compassion fatigue, vicarious traumatization, burnout, and countertransference on clinicians who work with addicted, traumatized clients and provide counselors with a holistic and comprehensive approach to self-care that can prevent and ameliorate this impact. This course will actively engage participants in the development of their own personal/professional self-care plans and give ample opportunity to integrate specific self-care activities and practices into their daily lives. Self-exploration and participation in group process are encouraged and supported for personal and professional growth.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Listening and Interviewing Skills for Addiction Counselors
Rutgers Institute/Summer School of Alcohol and Drug Studies
July, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ
This course will provide an opportunity for participants to build and enhance practice skills in the areas of listening and interpersonal interviewing. We will investigate the concepts of deep listening and skillful interviewing and put them into practice through role plays and other experiential exercises designed to enhance your confidence and mastery of relational skills during the initial engagement phase of the therapeutic process. Learning methods will include experiential learning processes such as skill-building exercises, role play, clinical demonstrations, and group process.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
The Principles of Narrative Therapy in Addictions Counseling
Rutgers Institute/Summer School of Alcohol and Drug Studies
DATE TBA
New Brunswick, NJ
Narrative therapy is an approach to counseling that the places people in the center of the therapeutic relationship as the experts in their own lives. Some of its underlying assumptions are that problems are separate from people and that people have many skills, competencies, beliefs, values, commitments, and abilities that help them reduce the influence of problems in their lives. Emphasis is placed upon the meaning people make of their stories, and how, in collaboration with a counselor or therapist, people can re-story their lives. This course will explore the relationship between narrative practice and addictions counseling and build a framework for helping people expand meanings and find greater fulfillment in recovery. Learning methods will include experiential learning processes such as role play, clinical demonstrations, and group process.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Enhancing Hope and Resilience in the Treatment of Trauma and Addiction
Rutgers Institute/Summer School of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Date TBA
New Brunswick, NJ
Recent research demonstrates a strong relationship between spirituality and the development of a resilient world view. This course explores the meaning of spirituality, hope, and resilience as intervening factors in the treatment of and recovery from trauma and addictions. It provides a conceptual framework for understanding spirituality as a clinical resource for helping people expand and enliven their personal narratives of hope and resilience and a clinical method, influenced by Narrative, Transpersonal, and Contemplative theory, for engaging people in an exploration of a larger context within which universal meanings can transport them beyond survival of trauma to a richer, more meaning-filled experience of life. Learning methods will include experiential processes such as clinical demonstrations, role plays, writing exercises, and mindfulness.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Self and Soul: Finding integrity and meaning in recovery from addictive illness
Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol and Drug Studies
July, 2009
New Brunswick, NJ
Two primary dynamics in recovery are (re)building a healthy sense of self and finding meaning and relevance in life. And the bridge between these two dynamics is the ability to connect self with others. This experiential course, covering 20 classroom hours, explores how significant life events, including addiction and recovery, psychotherapy, 12 Step programs, significant relationships, spiritual experiences, health, childhood development and simply the experience of being unconditionally accepted and regarded impact the development of who and how we are in relation to our world. The emphasis in the course is on skillfully creating a therapeutic environment in which clients can explore and heal the woundedness of self and find the wisdom of soul.“Self” is the collection of our total life experience that defines our capacity to handle our life. It embodies such concepts as integrity, competence, generosity, empathy, self-soothing, curiosity and potency. Self is our roadmap for getting from where we have been, to where we are, to where we want to be. If that map is full of useful information the trip may be relatively easy and rewarding. If the map doesn’t give us good options, the trip can be a disaster. The therapist’s role is to assist clients to build a better, more informed roadmap of self utilizing significant life events as the guideposts.
“Soul” is the connection we make to something greater than self. Soul is the mysterious inner knowing and longing that drives us forward in spite of adversity and enhances hope and a sense of meaning in life. If self is the roadmap to get to where we want to be, then soul is the call, the longing to step out the door, with map in hand, and embark on that journey we call recovery. The therapist’s role is to assist clients to connect with “soul” and personal meaning by inviting them to explore and learn to trust this inner knowing.
Primary learning methods in the course include presentations by the instructors, demonstrations of therapeutic interventions, exploration of personal small group process, meditation and mindfulness exercises, and assigned readings. Participants will be invited to explore their own self and soul dynamics in the context of a supportive group environment.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
The Circle of Meaning: An Integrated Method for Exploring the Multi-Dimensional Nature of Spirituality in Addiction Counseling
Rutgers Instittute/Summer of Alcohol and Drug Studies
TBA
New Brunswick, NJ
The spiritual narrative is a doorway that opens us to the ultimate meanings and purposes in life. This course will provide you with an opportunity to explore your spiritual stories in the context of addictions recovery through the use of the Circle of Meaning, a narrative tool developed by the instructor for expanding the meanings of those stories and deepening your spiritual journey. Therapeutic strategies used in this course will be drawn from Narrative and Transpersonal theories. Learning methods will include experiential processes such as clinical demonstrations, writing exercises, and mindfulness meditation. Self-exploration and participation in group process are encouraged and supported for personal and professional growth.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Motivational Interviewing and the Stages of Change in Addiction Counseling
Rutgers Institute/Summer of Alcohol and Drug Studies
Date TBA
New Brunswick, NJ
“Motivational interviewing is a directive, client-centered counseling style for eliciting behavior change by helping clients to explore and resolve ambivalence.”– Miller and RollnickThis course builds a conceptual framework for the use of Motivational Interviewing in addiction counseling to help people move along the stages of change from pre-contemplation to full recovery. This course will explore the underlying assumptions and philosophy of MI as well as provide participants with specific motivational strategies and tools appropriate for each of the stages of change. Therapeutic concepts and strategies used in this course will be drawn from Humanism, Motivational Interviewing, and the Stages of Change. Learning methods will include experiential processes such as clinical demonstrations, role play, and skill-building exercises.
For more information and to register contact:
Center of Alcohol Studies
Education and Training Division
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
607 Allison Road
Piscataway, NJ 08854-8001
732-445-4317
or download an application at:
Rutgers Summer Schools of Alcohol and Drug Studies
997 Pequawket Trail West Baldwin, ME 04091 USA
207-625-7012
pab@patriciaburke.com
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